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At the Battle of Cowpens, January 17, 1781. Hannah's Cowpens was an area in northwestern South Carolina. Morgan had a small group of Continental soldiers, and his force was mostly local militia. They killed or captured almost all of the British force. The British commander, Tarleton, and about thirty mounted men escaped.

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Nathaniel Greene was chosen to replace Gates in the south. Greene and Daniel Morgan manipulated Cornwallis northward, separating him from his base at Charleston. Their successful strategy was to exhaust Cornwallis by getting him to chase them all over the countryside, fighting small, inconclusive battles. When the colonists did stop to fight, they chose the place and made good use of the opportunity. Under Morgan's command, the Americans won an important victory at Cowpens, South Carolina, in January of 1781. They killed or captured almost the entire force Cornwallis had sent against them.


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What was Nathanael Greene's strategy against Lord Cornwallis?

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